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“There is hope,” writes musician Allison Crowe. “That word keeps coming up. It makes me think that maybe it's real. It is resilient. You can try to leave it out but it keeps putting itself back in place. You can try to deny it but it won't stay buried.”

Crowe's writing her first book, “Fluttering” about which she says: “There's a few paragraphs that are just sort of thinking out loud but, for the most part, there's either poems, prose, thought pieces, or stream of consciousness.”

She's composing, as well, for her next album – the artist's 22nd on Rubenesque Records' label. “Rare Birds” brings together again her brilliant bi-coastal band for concerts and recordings.

Right now, here's one of music's great voices and one of rock's great songs – “Secrets (That Aren't My Own)” – a previously-unreleased version from Allison Crowe and Band's “Heirs+Grievances” sessions.

Each day through Christmas a new Allison Crowe music video link will open - click on each image to enjoy the music there revealed and shared by Allison Crowe.

"Best of this season and of all the seasons to everyone near and far... may the New Year and those years to come bring you joy, contentment, the best of what you want, and the clarity of who you are..." ~ Allison

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With, both, “Cover Me” and “Coverville”, a pair of the world's premiere homes for lovers of cover songs, sending birthday wishes to Allison Crowe today, it's an invitation to explore the artist's body of interpretive work. All music can be found linked via the “ABC List” @ http://www.allisoncrowe.com/ABC.html

Allison Crowe, together with countless people all over our world, shares a special bond with the bard “born with the gift of a golden voice”. This relationship intertwines with the DNA of Leonard Cohen songs – among those in her repertoire is his universal “Hallelujah”. Of this, “Cover Me” founder and editor Ray Padgett opines:

“Born in British Columbia, Crowe has amassed a loyal following in Canada and Europe. The songwriter's songwriter pure tones sound like a bell, no show-off acrobatics necessary. The amazing thing isn't just that she performs the best version of Leonard Cohen's oft-covered 'Hallelujah' (sorry Jeff); the amazing thing is that she does so using the same solo piano style that everyone else does. There's nothing particularly creative about it; her voice is just that good! So throw all those other 'sensitive' covers. This one's the keeper.”

The blog 'anacronyms' says:“Crowe's version is a living thing, a meditation and a celebration and a benediction."